Differing effects of size and lifestyle on bone structure in mammals
Abstract Background Mammals are a highly diverse group, with body mass ranging from 2 g to 170 t, and encompassing species with terrestrial, aquatic, aerial, and subterranean lifestyles. The skeleton is involved in most aspects of vertebrate life history, but while previous macroevolutionary analyse...
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2021-04-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01016-1 |